Black Coffee
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Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.
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Part of Hercule Poirot (Austin Trevor) Collection
3 films
Cast
11 people
Austin Trevor
Hercule Poirot
Known for
The Red Shoes
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Adrianne Allen
Lucia Amory
Also in
Merrily We Go to Hell
Meet Mr. Malcolm
Richard Cooper
Capt. Hastings
Also in
The Ace of Spades
Ask a Policeman
Elizabeth Allan
Barbara Amory
Known for
Mark of the Vampire
A Tale of Two Cities
C. V. France
Sir Claude Amory
Known for
The Skin Game
Went the Day Well?
Philip Strange
Richard Amory
Also in
Behind That Curtain
Vengeance
Dino Galvani
Dr. Carelli
Also in
Three Steps North
Fugitive Lady
Michael Shepley
Raynor
Known for
Henry V
Melville Cooper
Insp. Japp
Known for
Rebecca
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Marie Wright
Miss Amory
Known for
Murder!
Gaslight
Leila Page
(uncredited)
Also in
The King's Cup
Tilly of Bloomsbury
Leslie S. Hiscott Director · H. Fowler Mear Screenplay Brock Williams Screenplay
First release August 24, 1931 · Produced in France, United Kingdom · Production Julius Hagen Productions
Production
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Production
Julius Hagen Productions
Production
France · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 24, 1931
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
December 11, 1931 · Theatrical
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